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[dream13]

Just over 3 weeks ago I fell on some stairs and hurt my ankle,
It's still swollen and when I turn it certain angles/walk down steps it hurts like a bitch.

Problem is I don't want to go to a doctor because my legs are a mess, particularly the insides of my ankles with cuts/scars.
There is just no way I could go to a doc and flash that.

I don't even know if there's any decent advice to be given here, but if anyone has any idea of how to help things along without visiting a doc or something....?

[BuryYourFlame]

It may sound awful, but I very seriously advise telling your doctor about your self-harming. This will not only give them the chance to look at your ankle and get that fixed up properly, but also to get help for self-harm. Solving the issue behind self-harm will often lead to a better/generally happier outlook on life if the problem can be identified and eliminated or a different coping strategy is applied.

[Shalom]

It may sound awful, but I very seriously advise telling your doctor about your self-harming. This will not only give them the chance to look at your ankle and get that fixed up properly, but also to get help for self-harm. Solving the issue behind self-harm will often lead to a better/generally happier outlook on life if the problem can be identified and eliminated or a different coping strategy is applied.

Agreed! You are better off exposing the cut scars now and moving on, you shouldn't be doing it anyways. This doctor could very well help you. You def need to get your ankle checked on either way.

[RenamedUser]

Jetfire is entirely correct. Both the swelling and the cutting wounds need to be properly checked out.